Young Anakin Says Star Wars Ruined His Childhood

[Gorn Captain]

I'm surprised he hasn't blamed Turboman as well..

I blame Turboman for a great many things, actually...

[Earth 2 Chris]

I can kind of see where he's coming from. I'm sure he was taunted and teased by peers. But it doesn't do him any good to openly gripe about it now. That only makes him a bigger target for the E1 haters.

Maybe he'll show up on Big Bang Theory as Sheldon's new nemesis? It worked for Wheaton.

Chris

[starsky]

i'm sure he can do autograph shows with the kid who played boba fett.

here's daniel logan all grown up who seems to have embraced his boba fett character

[Brazoo]

Personally, I would never send my kid to work before they were in their teen years - acting jobs or ANY jobs. In my view, kids should go to school and play - not work. Most child actors do not have happy lives.

Blaming a little kid for his performance in a movie is crazy to me. Bad child acting is never the child's fault - he's just a little kid - that's 100% the directors fault. In fact, Lucas chose Lloyd over a kid who's test screenings were more believable - because he had some weird instinct that didn't make sense, and then because he's surrounds himself with yes men nobody argued with him.

[Brazoo]

Everyone, including last year's Oscar award winning actress came across as wooden in that film. I think every actor, including those in the original trilogy have complained about trying to bring life to Lucas' rather clunky dialogue.

I think Harrison Ford's famous line was something to the effect of "George, you can write it, but you can't say it".

Lloyd was a kid, and other kids can be cruel. Too many young actors are crushed by the hollywood machine at such an early age. I think we tend to see much more examples like the Different Strokes kids than someone who has kept an even head... like Jodie Foster.

That's the thing to me - Liam Neeson and Ewan McGregor are horrible in that movie. It's bad dialog shot on green-screen sets with a bad director who hadn't directed in 20+ years. It's no wonder why the kid actors came off badly.

[toys2cool]

That's the thing to me - Liam Neeson and Ewan McGregor are horrible in that movie. It's bad dialog shot on green-screen sets with a bad director who hadn't directed in 20+ years. It's no wonder why the kid actors came off badly.

I think Liam was good, him and Watto are 2 of the reasons I love that movie so much

What? you think you're some kind of Jedi waving your hand like that...Mind tricks don't work on me, only money!!

[Gorn Captain]

That's the thing to me - Liam Neeson and Ewan McGregor are horrible in that movie. It's bad dialog shot on green-screen sets with a bad director who hadn't directed in 20+ years. It's no wonder why the kid actors came off badly.

Next you'll be saying you didn't like Jar Jar either....

[MIB41]

At least the Star Wars merchandise he destroyed wasn't worth anything... But seriously who really cares? It's not like the kid had a burgeoning acting career before this came along. Quite honestly he sucked. Even for a kid! And he says this film ruined HIS life? How would you like to be one of the people who quit their jobs or got fired to stand in line for this film? I imagine those people have plenty of buyer's remorse over purchasing that ticket. And I bet most would never admit it either!

[Mikey]

This kid is probably going to get a paycheck every month for the rest of his life (for his likeness etc)

Not a bad deal, imo

[Brazoo]

I think Liam was good, him and Watto are 2 of the reasons I love that movie so much

What? you think you're some kind of Jedi waving your hand like that...Mind tricks don't work on me, only money!!

[Brazoo]

There's worse childhoods than Lloyds - I'm sure of that. I don't think his life is tragic - and I don't think he's really saying that either - in this article they're just pulling out a couple of sentences of what he's saying. I've seen a longer interview where he discusses that he wasn't happy, but he's not whiny to me. Here he's just answering questions in an interview - he's not going on Oprah and writing a tell-all book.

Even though I don't think his life is tragic - and even though he's making money - I think anyone would have mixed feelings about having the entire course of their life set up for them when they were 10 (or however old he was).

[MIB41]

I still wish someone would make a parody of Samuel Jackson's character from Pulp Fiction as a Jedi Knight. "I have this little saying before I slay your lil' Jedi a*s..."

[pmjlghrs]

I worked with some people who had kids who went to high school with him in Carmel, Indiana. They all said he mostly tried to hide in the shadows and was a big time introvert. I know he went on to Columbia University film school. Maybe he'll become a producer and turn out some blockbusters like Ralphie from Xmas Story (Iron Man!).

[johnmiic]

Everyone, including last year's Oscar award winning actress came across as wooden in that film...Lloyd was a kid, and other kids can be cruel. Too many young actors are crushed by the hollywood machine at such an early age. I think we tend to see much more examples like the Different Strokes kids than someone who has kept an even head... like Jodie Foster.

^^^What he said!

[MIB41]

10% of life is what happens to you. 90% is how you react. Sounds to me like he needs to quit talking about something that happen when he was a kid and move on with his life. I don't see Ron Howard having career conflicts with his status as a child star. Kurt Russell has done real well. Jeff Bridges has had a good life. Perhaps he needs to quit worrying about what he thought Star Wars fame would be like and focus on what he can do today.